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All My Sins Were Canceled — So Why Continue to Confess?
14 maart 2022 · 14 min
If all our sins are forgiven — past, present, and future — does ongoing confession show that we doubt Christ’s finished work?
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My Flesh Was Crucified — So Why Do I Still Sin?
11 maart 2022 · 15 min
If our sinful flesh was crucified with Christ when we first believed, why do we keep sinning like we do?
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How Do I Know If My Good Deeds Are Worthless?
9 maart 2022 · 11 min
How do we make sure the good we do is not done in vain? Listen to Pastor John’s answer more than thirty years ago, just weeks after becoming a pastor.
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If God Is Sovereign, Why Is His World Full of Suffering?
7 maart 2022 · 15 min
When we look around at our world of horrific suffering, how can we keep believing in an all-good, all-wise, totally sovereign God?
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Is There a Place for Asceticism in the Christian Life?
4 maart 2022 · 12 min
Some self-denial exalts self and feeds sin, and some self-denial exalts Christ and kills sin. So how can we practice the right kind?
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How Do I Handle My Disordered Desires?
2 maart 2022 · 12 min
Every Christian battles excessive and distorted desires. And in Christ, God gives every Christian daily forgiveness, hope, and strength to keep fighting.
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How Did the Cross Disarm the Devil?
28 februari 2022 · 13 min
At the cross, Paul says, God “disarmed the rulers and authorities.” So what weapons are no longer in Satan’s hands?
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How Can I Avoid Worldly Thinking in My Studies?
25 februari 2022 · 13 min
How can Christians pursue education without being taken captive by worldly thinking? Pastor John reflects on Paul’s warning against “philosophy” in Colossians 2:8.
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God’s Providence in the Ministry of Crossway Books
23 februari 2022 · 23 min
In 1938, a small publishing ministry began distributing gospel tracts. Today, that ministry has spread millions of tracts, books, and Bibles all over the world.
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How Did God Reconcile ‘All Things’ to Himself?
21 februari 2022 · 14 min
Paul says that God has reconciled to himself “all things” in heaven and on earth. Does that mean even unbelievers and demons will be saved in the end?
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Are Divisions in the Church Necessary?
18 februari 2022 · 16 min
How should Christians respond to divisions in the church? Don’t make light of them, for they are tragic. And don’t make death of them, for they are predicted.
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Singing Sends Lovers of Christ to the Nations
16 februari 2022 · 11 min
Under God, musical worship can mobilize the church to finish the Great Commission. The gladness of Godward singing sends lovers of Christ to the nations.
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Can We Speak with Angels?
14 februari 2022 · 12 min
Scripture includes stories of angels talking with humans through dreams and visions. So should Christians expect, and even pursue, conversations with angels today?
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What Does It Mean to Cry, ‘Abba, Father’?
11 februari 2022 · 18 min
When God puts the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, giving us a spiritual sight of his fatherly care in Christ, we can’t help but cry, “Abba! Father!”
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Escaping the Love of Comfort and Safety
9 februari 2022 · 12 min
The freest people in this world are those most in love with the next. If our hope is safe in heaven, we can afford to take risks on earth.
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Has the Gospel Already Reached the Entire World?
7 februari 2022 · 12 min
Colossians 1:23 says the gospel “has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven.” Does that mean the gospel has already reached the entire world?
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Is My Salvation an Event or a Process?
4 februari 2022 · 13 min
If our final salvation rests on the condition that we persevere in faith, how can we know that we really will make it to heaven?
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Embracing Unpopular Truth in an Age of Political Correctness
2 februari 2022 · 18 min
Unless we become mature in our thinking, we will regularly be blown about by the winds of subtle, clever, politically correct language.
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Why Did God Make Eve from Part of Adam?
31 januari 2022 · 12 min
In creation, God made Adam and all the animals from the ground. So why, when God made Eve, did he take a rib from Adam’s side?
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If Every Gift Comes from God, Why Thank Anyone Else?
28 januari 2022 · 12 min
All good gifts are from God, through God, and to God. But in his providence, those gifts often come to us through others, who rightly deserve our thanks.
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The God Who Dwarfs Big Tech
26 januari 2022 · 7 min
Pastor John commends Tony Reinke’s new book — a panoramic, penetrating theology of technology, tethered to God’s infallible Scriptures.
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Is Technology Holy or Worldly?
25 januari 2022 · 15 min
How can Christians live faithfully in the day of Big Tech? In ‘God, Technology, and the Christian Life,’ Tony Reinke explores God’s relationship to the innovations of our age.
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Did Bathsheba Sin with David?
24 januari 2022 · 13 min
Does the story of David and Bathsheba suggest that Bathsheba was a willing partner in his adultery, or that David took her against her will?
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I Enjoy Being Alone — Is That Unloving?
21 januari 2022 · 12 min
God made some Christians to enjoy spending a lot of time alone. But what makes the difference between a Christian loner and a self-centered loner?
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When Life Shrinks to the Size of Our Problems
19 januari 2022 · 16 min
The God of the universe cares about every problem you have, no matter how small. And he wants to draw you up into purposes far greater than your problems.
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How the Lottery Preys on the Poor
17 januari 2022 · 13 min
Pull-tabs and scratch games incentivize risky, destructive behaviors, especially among those who can least afford to play.
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I Have Multiple Disabilities — How Do I Not Waste My Life?
14 januari 2022 · 14 min
What might it look like for a Christian with significant disabilities to live a productive, spiritually fruitful, God-glorifying life?
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Should I Become a Preacher?
12 januari 2022 · 13 min
Should I become a preacher? Pastor John’s own road to the pastorate shows that God often makes preachers in unexpected ways.
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Should I Leave an Inheritance for My Children?
10 januari 2022 · 13 min
If Scripture doesn’t obligate parents to leave a financial inheritance to their children, how might Christians decide what to do with their money?
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Why Does God Hide Himself from Christians?
7 januari 2022 · 12 min
God will never leave or forsake his children. But for our lasting good, he may sometimes hide his face and allow us to walk through seasons of darkness.
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Let God’s Word Dwell in You Richly This Year
5 januari 2022 · 11 min
When we memorize and meditate on God’s word, we create a deep, transforming connection between the Bible, our minds, and our hearts.
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What Is an Idol?
3 januari 2022 · 14 min
The Bible describes idols as actual objects people worship, but today many use the language of “idolatry” more broadly. So what is an idol?
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Is Sanctification the Pursuit of Perfection?
31 december 2021 · 13 min
In our pursuit to be holy as God is holy, how do we move past our failures to obey without feeling condemned in the process?
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What Desiring God Wants to Be Known For
29 december 2021 · 5 min
The ministry of Desiring God is fueled by the prayers and financial gifts of God’s people. If you have been blessed by our resources in 2021, would you consider becoming a monthly partner? https://give.desiringgod.org/#monthly
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End-of-Life Medical Intervention — or Not?
27 december 2021 · 11 min
God may use medicine to lengthen our lives, but he will always use habits of grace, like prayer and Bible reading, to sustain our faith in suffering.
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Why Is Christmas Precious to You?
24 december 2021 · 14 min
We miss the miracle of what Christmas is if we forget why Christmas happened: God the Son became man — to die in our place.
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History Ended at Christmas
22 december 2021 · 13 min
Christmas is not just another bend in the river of redemptive history. Christmas marks the end of the river and the arrival of the ocean.
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Do the Non-Elect Have a Chance to Repent?
20 december 2021 · 15 min
The Bible teaches both the absolute sovereignty of God and the genuine accountability of man. And nowhere are they considered contradictory.
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Is It Normal to Have a Divided Heart?
17 december 2021 · 18 min
No Christian consistently longs for God, which is one reason God gives us prayers like Psalm 86:11: “Unite my heart to fear your name.”
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The God Who Brings Us into Everlasting Pleasure
15 december 2021 · 12 min
Those who live for joy in God now will possess joy in God forever. And until then, God pledges his protection over body and soul, through life and death.
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Can We Really Give God More or Less Glory?
13 december 2021 · 14 min
Christians sometimes talk about giving God “some” glory, “more” glory, or “most” glory, but are those really biblical categories?
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How ‘Progressive’ Can a Christian Get?
10 december 2021 · 19 min
None of us has an infallible understanding of the Bible, but at what point does open contradiction of Scripture call into question someone’s profession of faith?
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God’s Plan When Our Plans Fail
8 december 2021 · 10 min
God, in his grace, does not keep us from trouble and pain. But he does order and measure our trouble and pain — and then uphold us through it all.
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How Can I Resist a Critical Spirit?
6 december 2021 · 14 min
A love for excellence can easily grow into a hypercritical spirit. How can we resist the tendency to focus mostly on the failures of others?
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John Piper’s Ministry in One Bible Text
3 december 2021 · 20 min
John Piper’s ministry has been marked by rigorous attention to God’s word paired with deep delight in God’s word — a double emphasis captured in Psalm 119:97.
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The God Who Turns Hearts to God
1 december 2021 · 10 min
The story of Elijah on Mount Carmel shows that God rules over fire and rain, bulls and rocks — and even over every human heart.
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Does Righteous Anger Kill Our Joy?
29 november 2021 · 14 min
If we allow anger to come quickly and stay long, it will eventually consume love, consume gratitude, consume mercy, and consume true perceptions of reality.
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How Do I Write a Personal Mission Statement?
26 november 2021 · 21 min
God has reasons for everything he does — and an ultimate purpose driving it all. Personal mission statements help us align all of life with that great purpose.
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The Glorious Duty of Thanksgiving
24 november 2021 · 7 min
Gratitude is a duty — we ought to thank God for the grace he has given. But genuine Christian gratitude is far more than mere duty.
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How Can I Serve My Disabled Friends?
22 november 2021 · 13 min
Jesus healed people with deep, lifelong disabilities. So should we pray that he would heal loved ones with disabilities like Down syndrome or cerebral palsy?